When Gilbert police Sergeant Joe Amaya arrived, the 9-month-old girl was unconscious and not breathing, and a worried neighbor was leaning over the child. The baby, who was found floating in the bathtub on Feb. 22, 2007, had been left alone by her mother in the water with her 3-year-old sister. Sergeant Amaya began CPR with the help of the neighbor and the two kept the baby alive for several minutes before medical crews arrived. In many of these situations the outlook is grim. But the girl survived. For his heroics, Sergeant Amaya was nominated for the Lifesaver Award from the Arizona chapter of the National Latino Peace Officers Association. "I'm almost a little embarrassed," Amaya later said. "I'm just doing what I'm supposed to do. I'm sure there are many officers who would have done the same exact thing in that situation." However, that rescue was one of three times Sergeant Amaya saved a life in 2007. In fact, during the same month, he helped save another infant. A 2-month-old baby was found lying on the floor without a pulse. Sergeant Amaya and another officer were the first to arrive. The two performed CPR on the child until paramedics arrived. In November 2007 Sergeant Amaya saved a 57-year-old man who was attempting suicide by pulling him out of his car in a garage filled with carbon monoxide fumes. Regarding the nomination Sergeant Amaya said, "I am thankful and appreciative. Oftentimes, it can be a thankless job and the rewards are nice. But once in a while, you get a chance to do something like this, and the end result is what makes it worthwhile."